Conspiracy theory vulnerability from a psychodynamic perspective: Considering four epistemologies related to four developmental existential-relational positions

IF 1.8 Q3 PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL

Journal of Social and Political Psychology Pub Date : 2023-03-23 DOI:10.5964/jspp.8089

R. Webb, Philip J. Rosenbaum

引用次数: 1

Abstract

Conspiracy theories command much attention these days. However, the reasons why people come to believe in them is elusive. An overlooked perspective is the developmental one. We propose the importance of looking at the ways our early relationships to “otherness,” authority, and agency inform the different epistemologies or world views that we adopt and, therein, relate to our vulnerability to conspiratorial belief. We describe four existential-relational developmental positions and discuss how these can be paired with a collapsed, crippled, or delimited epistemology or one of wondering.

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心理动力学视角下的阴谋论脆弱性:考虑与四种发展性存在关系立场相关的四种认识论

阴谋论如今备受关注。然而，人们开始相信它们的原因是难以捉摸的。一个被忽视的视角是发展视角。我们提出了研究我们早期与“他者”、权威和能动性的关系如何告知我们所采用的不同认识论或世界观的重要性，并在其中与我们易受阴谋信仰的影响有关。我们描述了四种存在关系发展立场，并讨论了这些立场如何与崩溃、瘫痪或受限的认识论或疑惑论相结合。

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Journal of Social and Political Psychology Social Sciences-Sociology and Political Science

CiteScore

2.70

自引率

4.80%

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审稿时长

40 weeks

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